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keep/obey a commandment
It is important to obey the commandments of one's religion.
遵守宗教戒律很重要。
戒律；命令
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
戒律；命令
a command; something that is commanded
It is important to obey the commandments of one's religion.
遵守宗教戒律很重要。
神圣的戒命,尤指十诫之一
A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
十诫中的任何一条
Any of the Ten Commandments.
命令
something that is commanded
教唆或诱导他人违反法律的罪行
The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
One important commandment of driving is to keep both hands on the wheel.
驾驶的一条重要戒律是双手始终握住方向盘。
The monks follow a strict commandment to remain silent after sunset.
僧侣们遵守日落之后保持沉默的严格戒律。
My father gave me a single commandment before I left for college: call home every week.
我父亲在我离家上大学前给我一条戒律：每周打电话回家。
It is important to obey the commandments of one's religion.
遵守宗教戒律很重要。
He was warned not to break any commandment.
他被警告不要违反任何戒律。
The Ten Commandments are a fundamental part of Judeo-Christian ethics.
十诫是犹太-基督教伦理的基础部分。
这种用法常出现在非宗教语境中，表示准则或原则。
The first commandment of public speaking is to know your audience.
公共演讲的第一条戒律是了解你的听众。
Not this
He commandment me to help him.
Use this
He commanded me to help him.
在英语中，'commandment' 是名词，意为'戒律'，不能用作动词。表示'命令'时应使用动词 'command'。
Not this
The Ten Commandment is important.
Use this
The Ten Commandments are important.
'commandment' 是可数名词，在《十诫》中通常使用复数形式 'commandments'，且谓语动词应用复数 'are'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
十诫
Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
摩西在西奈山接受了十诫。
遵守诫命
The faithful strive to keep the commandments in their daily lives.
信徒们努力在日常生活中遵守诫命。
违反一条诫命
He felt guilty because he had broken a commandment.
他感到内疚，因为他违反了一条诫命。
上帝的诫命
She taught her children to obey God's commandments.
她教导孩子们遵守上帝的诫命。
最大的诫命
Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love God.
耶稣说最大的诫命是爱上帝。
一条新诫命
He gave them a new commandment: love one another.
他给了他们一条新诫命：彼此相爱。
第十一诫（指不成文的规矩，常戏指‘切勿被抓’）
In politics, the eleventh commandment is never to admit you were wrong.
在政界，第十一诫就是永远不要承认自己错了。
出自《圣经·约翰福音》13:34，耶稣在最后的晚餐上赐给门徒的“新命令”，强调彼此相爱，是基督教极常被引用的核心训诫。
Many Christians regard loving one another as the most important commandment.
许多基督徒把彼此相爱视为最重要的诫命。
Use commandment naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 commandment 拆成 command（命令）+ ment（名词尾缀），想到“上帝的命令”就是戒律，如十诫。
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教文本、正式演讲、经典文学 commandment 多用于宗教或正式语境，尤指《圣经》中的“十诫”等神圣命令；日常口语中较少出现，若使用常带有庄重或比喻色彩。
常与of连用
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